'We were humiliated': Six black passengers claim racist white plane attendant kicked them off Spirit Airlines flight in spat over double-booked seat

  

Banished: Alexandria Wright (left) and Ty Walker (right) were among six African-American passengers who were booted from Spirit Airlines 868 from Los Angeles to Dallas Monday

The airline said the group of passengers (some pictured above) were disruptive and unruly 

Cellphone video recorded by Alexandria Wright, who was among the passengers kicked out, shows the man being removed from the plane telling responding officers the flight attendant was rude to him.

According to witnesses, it all started with a dispute over a seat, which the African-American couples claimed was double-booked by the airline.

Ty Walker, who was also among the travelers ejected from the flight, told CBS Los Angeles the man in the cell phone video was told by the white flight attendant that he must switch seats.

According to Walker, the man was ready to comply when the stewardess made a remark to him, prompting the passenger to say in reply something along the lines: 'I'm not talking to you, don't talk to me.'

Walker said the flight attendant then summoned police on board and had the man escorted off the flight.

Caught on camera: Wright recorded a video showing an African-American man being confronted by police officers on board the plane

In the video, the man tells the responding cops the flight attendant was being rude to him 

When the other African-American passengers spoke out in the man's defense and questioned his ejection from the plane, police officers were called back and booted the others off the aircraft as well.

‘I’m really humiliated just for the simple fact that you hear about this type of stuff happening in America, discrimination issues and stuff like that, but to actually experience it first-hand,’ said Alexandria Wright.

Spirit Airlines later released a statement calling the banished passengers 'unruly' and claiming they were causing trouble with their fellow travelers.

Another passenger, Tyler Grosso, had his camera rolling when the black man, who was allegedly deemed a threat by the flight attendant, was forced off the plane
   

When the other African-American passengers spoke out in the man's defense and questioned his ejection from the plane, police officers were called back and booted the others off the aircraft as well.

‘I’m really humiliated just for the simple fact that you hear about this type of stuff happening in America, discrimination issues and stuff like that, but to actually experience it first-hand,’ said Alexandria Wright.

Spirit Airlines later released a statement calling the banished passengers 'unruly' and claiming they were causing trouble with their fellow travelers.

Source: Daily Mail